alpinweis
commented
4 years ago I'm not sure whether this is a bug or a feature...
The original C#-based implementation this gem is based upon also produces the same output https://bradymholt.github.io/cron-expression-descriptor/?locale=en-US&expression=*+*+25-L++
According to the cron docs, L is one of the non-standard characters and exists only in some cron implementations, such as the Quartz Java scheduler.
From http://www.quartz-scheduler.org/documentation/quartz-2.3.0/tutorials/crontrigger.html
L (“last”) - has different meaning in each of the two fields in which it is allowed. For example, the value “L” in the day-of-month field means “the last day of the month” - day 31 for January, day 28 for February on non-leap years. If used in the day-of-week field by itself, it simply means “7” or “SAT”. But if used in the day-of-week field after another value, it means “the last xxx day of the month” - for example “6L” means “the last friday of the month”. You can also specify an offset from the last day of the month, such as “L-3” which would mean the third-to-last day of the calendar month. When using the ‘L’ option, it is important not to specify lists, or ranges of values, as you’ll get confusing/unexpected results.
See the piece in bold ^
gee-forr
Hi there,
I think I've found a bug when parsing cron expressions that use
Lin the DoM field within a range. Here's a breakdown:Cron expression:
* * 25-L * *Current value:Every minute, between day 25 and L of the monthExpected value:Every minute, between day 25 and the last day of the monthor something approaching that.Thanks so much for this great gem, we save schedules for people in a cron format, and make it human-readable for users using this gem.
Let me know if I can help in any way to get this fixed.